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Fractional CMO · Growth & AI builder · Barcelona

Hi, I'm Hugo.
I build growth engines.

As your fractional CMO or alongside your marketing lead, I build the AI systems your growth runs on, then hand them over.

13 yrsBuilding growth functions for B2B SaaS and scale-ups
80%of revenue driven by the marketing system I built, up from 20%
×3Inbound MQLs from a repositioning
40×Content throughput with an AI pipeline, zero extra headcount
How we can work together

Lead or build.

Two ways to work together, one audit to start. Each leaves behind a system your team keeps running.

01 · Lead

Fractional CMO

For a team that needs senior marketing leadership and a new way of working.

Senior marketing leadership inside your team, without the full-time overhead. I own the strategy, the roadmap and the highest-leverage execution: positioning, demand generation, brand, CRM and AI content systems, wherever your biggest constraint is.

Series A to C B2BBest for
2 to 4 days / weekFormat
3 to 6 months+Duration
02 · Build

Focused builds

For a stretched team, or a marketing lead who needs a system built fast. Fixed scope, then handed over.

  • HubSpot buildYour website and CRM on HubSpot, or any other CMS, CRM, software architecture and intelligence.4 to 8 weeks
  • AI lead magnetAn interactive tool, such as a simulator, wired to your CRM.4 to 6 weeks
  • Idea to launchBrand, app or website, and growth plan. Proof: my own app, idea to iOS app in 12 days.4 to 8 weeks

Not sure which door? Start with a growth audit: 2 weeks, a debrief and a 90-day roadmap.

Selected work

Systems that
still run.

Recent client builds, my own product, and the systems behind the numbers. Each one is documented and handed over.

geoffr.ai
Bilingual HubSpot site
FR · EN
One theme the founders run.
ModuleHero
ModuleGuest journey
ModulePricing
ModuleFAQ
ModuleTeam
FormDemo request
BeforeDeveloper only
AfterRun by the team
Geoffr.ai · AI hospitality · 2026

A bilingual site, live 4 days after scoping.

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My app · 12 days
Idea to app, with Claude
Twelve days, one method.
  1. D15 prototypes tested in one day
  2. D4Security first, with proof
  3. D5Design system and 18 screens
  4. D7First code, blocking checks
  5. D9Running on my iPhone
  6. D11Trademark filed
  7. D12Method v1 written
My own product · 2026

From idea to a working iOS app in 12 days.

Read the method
Content factory
InInterview
AgentBrief
AgentArticle
AgentSocial
Before1 / month
After10 / week
PropTech · 2025 to 2026

From one story a month to ten videos a week.

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Insurance simulator
Estimate, diagnose, follow up.
Simulator
Diagnostic
PDF report
HubSpot follow-up
✓Follow-up sent automatically
leZexperts · Insurance · 2026

An insurance simulator wired to HubSpot follow-up.

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Framer · city pages
One CMS template
A page for every town.
NyonGenevaLausanneMorgesGlandRolleVeveyMontreuxFribourg+7
3 service pagesAnimated schemas
Karma DSP · Local services · 2026

A 21-page Framer site with local SEO city pages.

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SquadEasy · funnel
Reverse-funnel analysis
The bottleneck was conversion.
Before80% outbound
Repositioning×3 MQLs
After80% marketing
SquadEasy · B2B SaaS · 2021 to 2025

×3 MQLs from a repositioning.

Case study coming soon
hugobuilds.com/play
Growth loop
Found, played, shared, again.
FoundFlyby
PlayedOne tap
ReplayedBest score
SharedScore card
Score card7,175 points
Challenge linkThe next player
My own site · 2026

A portfolio you play, built as a growth engine.

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Method

Same four steps,
every engagement.

01

Diagnose.

Talk to customers, read the data, find the real bottleneck before spending a euro.

At SquadEasy, a reverse-funnel analysis located the problem in conversion. Repositioning tripled inbound MQLs.

02

Design the system.

Architecture before campaigns: CRM stages, attribution, lifecycle, content pipeline, and who does what.

At Property Filter, nine growth engines designed and built from zero in six months.

03

Build and ship.

I build it myself in the tools your team already uses, with Claude to move fast, so you deal with one person from start to finish.

Geoffr.ai's bilingual HubSpot site went live 4 days after scoping.

04

Document and hand over.

Playbooks, tutorials and architecture diagrams, so non-technical teams adopt the system and run it.

Every engagement leaves something behind that runs without me.

Why me

Four profiles,
one hire.

Most growth leaders are strategists or executors, brand people or performance people. I work across all four, with the evidence to show for it.

Systems architect, built to last

CRM pipelines, content factories, AI agents and design systems that keep compounding after I have set them up.

AI-native operator, in production

Custom Claude agents with enforced quality rules and human review, running in real workflows.

Full funnel, brand to revenue

The same person who led a rebrand from customer psychology research also builds lifecycle workflows from first touch to onboarding.

Founder speed, strategist rigour

A 6-cluster SEO and GEO architecture in two weeks. Webinar infrastructure in a week. I have been a founder and a CMO.

Portrait of Hugo Bernard
Hugo Bernard · Barcelona
Track record

13 years of building,
and I still love it.

I have built marketing functions from scratch three times: my own agency, a B2B SaaS, and a UK PropTech. Since 2026 I do it as a freelance growth and AI builder, from Barcelona.

Freelance Growth & AI BuilderBarcelonaIndependent · clients in AI, insurance and local services

  • Geoffr.ai: bilingual HubSpot CMS site, 18 custom modules, live 4 days after scoping.
  • leZexperts: interactive premium simulator, gated diagnostic with PDF export, automated HubSpot follow-up.
  • Karma DSP: 21-page Framer site with programmatic local SEO city pages; WordPress maintenance and security for a transport company.
  • Own app: founder; idea to working iOS app in 12 days with Claude.

CMO, Property FilterBirminghamUK PropTech · subscription platform for property investors

9growth engines built from zero in 6 months
50 / weekevergreen webinar attendees, no ongoing campaign work
40×content throughput with the AI factory
  • The company's highest-ever month of paying member acquisition, while UK buyer demand fell 13%.
  • SEO and GEO: 6 clusters, 60 articles, 5 pillar pages, planned in two weeks, with an AI optimisation agent enforcing quality rules.
  • Evergreen paid on Meta and Google: 32-script creative library, six rounds of A/B/C testing, an ads agency directed day to day.
  • HubSpot: custom pipeline stages, multi-channel UTM attribution, lifecycle workflows from first touch to onboarding.
  • Customer psychology: 2,575 cancellation records and member interviews turned into 8 pain points, 10 Aha Moments and 3 segment playbooks.
  • Brand and team: Canva design system with 200+ designs; a team of 7+ across 5 countries.

CMO, SquadEasyParisB2B SaaS · team challenges app · CAC 40 clients

80%of revenue from marketing, up from 20%
×3inbound MQLs from the repositioning
30 → 100demos per month
  • Led the repositioning and rebrand after a reverse-funnel analysis; convinced founders and investors against initial resistance.
  • Rebuilt the website on HubSpot CMS; built the full HubSpot stack and nurturing from first touch to demo.
  • +300% SEO traffic, +1,000% LinkedIn reach, ×2 opportunities.
  • Built a Figma marketing design system still used after I left; led an 8-person team on OKRs.

Co-founder & CMO, growth marketing agencyParisOne of France's first HubSpot partners

  • Grew the agency to €1M annual revenue in 3 years; 20K monthly visitors and 300+ qualified leads a month.
  • Inbound, SEO and HubSpot automation for 50+ B2B clients; 50+ website builds and revamps.
  • Led teams of 20+ and trained 30+ team members and clients.
What people say

From the people
who worked with me.

"Hugo was a catalyst in SquadEasy's evolution. He led a significant transformation of our visual identity, our value proposition, and all our communication materials: website, sales presentations, case studies. On top of that, Hugo brilliantly implemented a fully automated sales system via HubSpot, increasing our efficiency and reach considerably."
Gregory BaroghelCOO, SquadEasy · my direct manager
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"Hugo developed impressive knowledge around how to use HubSpot to build a strong growth marketing strategy. He is an expert in nurturing and always keeps a focus on his persona before building his automation strategies. Hugo managed SquadEasy's full rebranding and moved their website to HubSpot's CMS. The rebranding was seamless, timely, customer focused and impactful."
Marion LemoineCustomer Success Manager, HubSpot
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"Hugo was not just my manager, but also a mentor and a coach. He simplifies complex concepts and makes us confident in our ability to master them. He has an incredible ability to detect people's strengths and push them to use them to their fullest. He is a manager in a class of his own."
Tom Nguyen-PhuocMarketing Operations, Parloa · my direct report at SquadEasy
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Let's work together

Start with a message.

Tell me where growth is stuck. Fractional CMO engagements, HubSpot builds, growth audits and AI lead magnets. Remote-first, based in Barcelona.

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